@webdev here, have a look:
Beginning of Feb, 16+ poor URLs due to high CLS.
Around the 24th of Feb I noticed a sudden drop in traffic.
So I went to the console to check what’s going on. I saw that there are issues according to web vitals and started to work on them and applied for verification. Today, Google finished the verification (it takes 28 days) and I saw again the numbers and the growth that I had before.
Can it be a coincidence? I doubt.
I still have CLS and LCP issues, but they are categorized as “Need Improvement”. That’s why we folks, especially those without web dev background, need solutions and help.